1. FTSE ASEA Pan Africa Index Series
Global Standards for African Investors
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Genesis of the FTSE ASEA Pan Africa Index Series
• African capital markets and regulatory environments are evolving rapidly
• Increased levels of both domestic and foreign investment
• Interest in frontier and emerging markets is high
• Investor desire for passive exposure is growing
• Africa in focus as source of return and portfolio diversification
Creating a need for
• Enhanced transparency and visibility in African capital markets
• Independent metrics for research and performance measurement
• Representative African benchmarks built to world class standards
• New access products and investment choices
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Tradable foundation for differentiated financial product creation
Transparent, publicly available rule set
Overview
Representative benchmark index
FTSE ASEA Pan Africa Index Series
FTSE ASEA Pan Africa
Index Series provides
a tradable composition
alongside a
comprehensive, repres
entative performance
benchmark for
securities trading on
19 African exchanges
Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory
Coast, Kenya, Libya, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwan
da, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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The FTSE Difference
Authority
FTSE has been creating indices since
1984, and have been serving African
investors for over a decade
.
Innovation
Increasing visibility and investment
options for domestic and
international investors
Representativeness
Covering 19 major African
markets, capped at country level to
avoid overweighting
Responsiveness
Developed in conjunction with
extensive market feedback to meet
market needs
Collaboration
Result of successful pan-African
collaboration to build a better
benchmark
Strong Governance
Independent committees structure
and freely available ground rules
The FTSE ASEA Pan Africa Index Series is developed to FTSE’s world class standards, emphasizing:
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Index Methodology
Eligible Securities: Equities listed on ASEA member
exchanges
Weighting: Free float band adjusted, market
capitalization weighted
Screening & Capping: Liquidity screening ensures
tradability. Capped at 20% at country level, maximum 30
stocks per country
Governance: Reviewed in June & December by
independent committees
Calculation: Price and Total Return, End of Day
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ICB Industry Weights & Constituents
Source: FTSE Group
Data as at 22 November 2012
7.3
8
14.7
22
9.2
18
3.5
7
11.4
6
15.1
18
10.9
10
0.1
2
25
44
1.6
4
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Weight
Constituents
Oil & Gas Basic Materials Industrials Consumer Goods Healthcare Consumer Servcies Telecommunications Utilities Financials Technology
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Country Weights & Constituents
Source: FTSE Group
Data as at 22 November 2012
3.3
9
19.5
30
2.6
10
5.4
15
10.62
25
6.43
30
19.15
30
21.79
30
4.9
17
0.71
3
0.71
3
0.85
6
3.89
26
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Weight
Constituents
Botswana Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Kenya Mauritius Morocco Nigeria Tunisia Uganda Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe
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Performance
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
Oct-2009 Apr-2010 Oct-2010 Apr-2011 Oct-2011 Apr-2012 Oct-2012
FTSE ASEA Pan Africa Index ex South Africa FTSE Secondary Emerging FTSE Frontier 50
% Performance Total Return (USD)
1W 1M 3M 6M 12M YTD 3Y 5Y
FTSE ASEA Pan Africa Index ex South Africa -0.2 -0.7 6.8 11.4 19.5 20.5 12.8
FTSE Secondary Emerging 2.2 -1.0 5.2 14.1 15.7 14.0 9.0 -9.2
FTSE Frontier 50 -0.2 -1.2 4.8 6.4 10.6 9.7 -8.8 -44.8
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Summary
The FTSE ASEA Pan Africa Index Series provides:
• A representative benchmark for African equity portfolios
• A tradable foundation for new investment products
• World class independent index design, management and governance
• Greater transparency and visibility for African markets
• Global standards for African investors
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More Information
Name: Jonathan Cooper
Title: Managing Director, Middle East & Africa
Tel no: +971 4 319 9901
Email: Jonathan.Cooper@FTSE.com
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